Commonwealth v. Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Latimore · Commonwealth v. Trainor · United States v. 2,200 Paper Back Books, Meridian Exports, Inc., Meridian Exports, Inc., in Behalf of Itself, and All Other Persons Similarly Situated, Cross-Complainants-Appellants v. United States of America, Cross-Defendant-Appellee · Commonwealth v. United Books, Inc. · District Attorney for the Northern District v. Three Way Theatres Corp.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“a baseline, perhaps defined by the standards prevailing in the county with the most permissive views on the subject.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“no reasonable and disinterested observer anywhere in the Commonwealth would think”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“vary somewhat from county to county throughout the Commonwealth,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.